Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is in the United Arab Emirates to open a new embassy and consulate (DW) during the first-ever official visit to the country by an Israeli foreign minister. He is expected to hold talks with senior officials and sign an economic cooperation agreement.
Syria: An American military base in eastern Syria came under rocket fire (CNN) a day after U.S. air strikes targeted facilities tied to Iran-backed militias in Syria and Iraq, prompting the U.S. forces to return fire, a military spokesperson said. No injuries were immediately reported.
This Day in History: June 29, 2014
The Islamic State in Syria and Iraq announces the establishment of a caliphate led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the territories it controls in Iraq and Syria.
